Rhythm Cards (Level 1)

 These 48 Level 1 Rhythm Cards will make rhythmic dictation easier for you in private or group lessons. Download, print, and cut these cards so you don’t have to come up with rhythms on the spot–especially when you’re at the end of a long day and your brain is tired. 

Each page of Level 1 Rhythm Cards is color coded by difficulty and features 8 Rhythm Cards with specific note values. Download and print all of the pages or print just one page multiple times for your studio as needed.

Download file includes…

• 1 PDF file of 6 pages color coded for difficulty level
• 48 Rhythm Cards

Cards include progressive rhythm patterns with

• Quarter notes & rests
• Half notes & rests
• Dotted half notes
• Whole notes & rests
• Eighth notes
• Sixteenth notes
• Eighth note triplets

Teaching ideas:

• Print one page multiple times to use the exact same Rhythm Card to drill students with a specific pattern
• Teach the more complicated rhythms by rote, using words to match the rhythms
• Encourage independent learning by handing a pile of Rhythm Cards to your students and having them create their own rhythm patterns to clap & count

For more ideas, read our blog post here.

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